Prolific Poppies

As a blogger, do you ever get a sense of deja’vu with that nagging feeling that you have posted something similar before?

When I saw the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge theme Prolific, I remembered this word and something to do with poppies. And guess what? I searched google and found my own post from three years ago!

What better way to celebrate this theme than with photos of native California poppies? The beautiful orange flower is indeed prolific in March and April and adds beautiful pops of color along the freeways and in neighbors’ yards.

Nice to discover a post from YOU!! We have these same poppies that appear mysteriously some springs and not others. It has been about five years since we had a bumper crop of our volunteer poppies along the east side of the Franklin Mountains. I am hopeful every year but disappointed more often than not. Thank you for sharing your poppies with me!

Aren’t they a sight to see? They’re perennials so they “pop” up when they feel like it! They do love the side of the roads in rocky or sandy soil. You’d think they would love my yard, LOL! Getting back to blogging in early May–missed it!

HI again, Sue. I was on my tablet earlier when I replied to your wonderful comment! Hope all is well with you and I will be back to blogging in a couple of weeks as I launch Sunday Stills. Hope you can take part sometimes 🙂

Gorgeous color! I didn’t know the poppy was the CA state flower? Interesting!
Thanks for taking the time to take these photos for us…I’m sure the homeowner was proud that you wanted to take pictures of his flowers!
I’m sure next year, your poppies will be just as lovely.
Happy Sunday, Terri!

A Little Bit About Me

I am a leisure educator (university adjunct faculty), self-published author, and retired recreation and parks practitioner living in Northern California. Second Wind Leisure Perspectives is my blog about living a leisure lifestyle.